France Itinerary 2013

Let the adventure begin!

“Adventures in France: From Castles to Crepes” is a documentary travel film that takes the viewer on a whirlwind adventure around France as we scour the countryside for history, culture, food, & art. During this four week expedition, we guide the viewer around numerous monuments, castles, cathedrals, places of historic and cultural significance affording the widest possible vision of France.

The following is a list of the current day to day itinerary – there may be some changes along the way – but it should be pretty accurate with things timed and dated very carefully.

All places were previously visited during the 2009 expedition except:
* indicates new destination
** indicates visited (photographed but not filmed) in either 2000, 2002, 2004, or 2010.

The itinerary is coded as follows:
Castle Cathedral Ancient PrehistoricArt-History-Culture-Food

Part I: Northern France

Day 1		Chateau de Chantilly
Day 2		Gross Tour Du Roi
		Chateau du Compiegne
Day 3		Chateau de Pierrefonds
Day 4		Amiens Cathedral
		Château de Gisors
		Chateau Gaillard
Day 5		Monet’s Home & Garden
		Château de La Roche-Guyon
Day 6		Château de Caen
		Normandy Cemetery & Memorial*
		Omaha Beach*
Day 7		Mont Saint Michel
Day 8		Château de Fougères**
		Château de Comper*
		Forêt de Paimpont*

Part II: The Loire & Western Central France

Day 9		Chateau d’Angers
		Fontevraud Abbey**
		Dolmen de Bagneux
Day 10		Château de Saumur
		Château de Rochecotte
		Laundry!
Day 11		Château de Langeais
		Chateau de Azay-le-Rideau
		Château de Villandry
		Château de Pray
Day 12		Château d’Amboise*
		Clos Lucé**
		Château de Chenonceau
Day 13		Collegiale St-Pierre**
		Château Baronnial**
		Château d’Harcourt**
		Château de Gouzon**
Day 14		Gouffre de Padirac**
		Notre-Dame de Rocamadour
		Remparts de Rocamadour
Day 15		Roquefort-sur-Soulzon**
		Château de Calmont d’Olt**

Part III: Southern France

Day 16		Cité de Carcassonne
		Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse
		Church of Saint Mary Magdalene*
		Rennes-le-Chateau Castle*
		Magdala Tower*
		Chateau de Peyrepertuse
		Chateau de Queribus
Day 17		Palace of the Kings of Majorca
		Fort de Salses
		Les Arenes
		Maison Carré
		The Tour Magne*
		Pont du Gard
Day 18		The Palace of the Popes
		Saint Bénezet Bridge
		Arles Roman Theater
		Arles Amphitheater
		Thermae of Constantine*
		Arles Cryptoportico*
Day 19		Chateau d’If
		Swimming in the Mediterranean*

Part IV: Eastern Central France

Day 20		Cathédrale St-Lazare
		Autun Theater**
		Temple of Janus**
		Porte St.-André**
		Porte d’Arroux**
		Château de Pommard*
		Laundry
Day 21		Palais des Ducs**
		Tour Philippe le Bon*
		Boutique Maille*
		Amora Museum*
		Well of Moses**
		La chouette at Notre Dame**
Day 22		Château de Etoges
		Moët & Chandon*
		Mercier*
		Reims Cathedral**
		Vaux-le-Vicomte
Day 23		Chartres Cathedral
		Chateau de Malmaison
		Return Car

Part V: Paris

Day 24-30 (No set order yet)		Château de Versailles
		Bastille Foundations
		Chateau d’Vincennes**
		The Louvre
		Cimetière du Père-Lachaise
		Les Invalides & Musée de l’Armée**
		Les Catacombes*
		Rodin Museum*
		Musée d’Orsay
		Musée de l’Orangerie*
		Eiffel Tower
		Arc de Triomphe
		Moulin Rouge
		Sacré-Coeur
		Sainte-Chapelle*
		Cathédrale Notre-Dame
		Head Home!